Democratic Legislators Must Learn from the Past
If the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results,” Democratic legislators upset with Gov. Jerry Brown’s relatively parsimonious revised state budget seem bound to test that rule. No sooner had Brown released his May budget revise Tuesday morning than Democrats were complaining that the governor’s plan […]
The Backstop Governor
During his first term as governor, Jerry Brown famously became a self-proclaimed “born again tax cutter” after Proposition 13 passed. While he may have discarded that image, he has now taken on the role as the “backstop” to potential government big spenders and that’s a good thing for California taxpayers. Releasing the budget revision yesterday, […]
May Revise a Plus for Manufacturing
We congratulate Gov. Jerry Brown on a proposed balanced budget that will help California provide important government services. We appreciate that the Governor proposes the addition of a statewide sales tax exemption on the purchase of manufacturing equipment. This will make California a more competitive place to scale up production.
Fwd.us and Silicon Valley’s Shady 1 Percenters
When Steve Jobs died in October 2011, crowds of mourners gathered outside of Apple stores, leaving impromptu memorials to the fallen businessman. Many in Occupy Wall Street, then in full bloom, stopped to mourn the .001 percenter worth $7 billion, who didn’t believe in charity and whose company had more cash in hand than the […]